French prisoners Peninsular war
Hello
Does anybody have any references where French prisoners (normal soldiers) were taken captive during the Peninsular War?
There has been much written about the P.O.W. camps in Great Britain, yet I find it sometimes hard to believe French soldiers were shipped all the way to Britain to be held captive there.
That must have been an enormous logistical task, if you ask me.
Some (online) sources state that this was primarily done for low- and high-ranking officers. Soldiers were often kept in the land where they were captured.
Hence, my question: Does anybody know if these kinds of "camps" in Spain existed?
For example, after the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (or other sieges or battles during the Peninsular War), were there prison camps in Spain itself?
Many thanks
Boris
The names of prisoners are often written in a number of variations at the time, depending on which clerk was recording them. It was usually the 1st Clerk who was employed for his linguistic skills, not the other staff. And then these names were transcribed by Findmypast to go onto their website, and a few more variations creep in.